Good Readers evaluate is the text is meeting their goal.
Good Readers typically look over the text before they read.
Good Readers frequently make predictions.
Good readers read selectively, determining:
What to read quickly
What to read carefully
What not to read
What to reread
7. Good Readers construct, revise, and question the meanings they are making of the text.
8. Good Readers try to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and concepts.
9. Good readers draw from, compare, and integrate their prior knowledge with the text.
10. Good Readers monitor their understanding of the text.
11. Good Readers react to the text both intellectually and emotionally.
12. Good Readers (narrative text) pay attention to the setting and characters.
13. Good Readers (expository text: science, math, non-fiction, etc.) construct and revise summaries of the text.
14. Good Readers continue reflecting on the text even after the task of reading has taken place.
15. Good Readers realize that comprehension is consuming, continuous, and complex, but they find it both satisfying and productive.
Duke, N. & Pearson, P.D. (2002). Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension. In Samuels, S.J., & Farstrup, A.E. (Eds.), What research has to say about reading instruction (pp. 205-242). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
What Good Readers Do:
Good Readers are active readers.
Good Readers have clear goals for their reading.
Good Readers evaluate is the text is meeting their goal.
Good Readers typically look over the text before they read.
Good Readers frequently make predictions.
Good readers read selectively, determining:
What to read quickly
What to read carefully
What not to read
What to reread
7. Good Readers construct, revise, and question the meanings they are making of the text.
8. Good Readers try to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and concepts.
9. Good readers draw from, compare, and integrate their prior knowledge with the text.
10. Good Readers monitor their understanding of the text.
11. Good Readers react to the text both intellectually and emotionally.
12. Good Readers (narrative text) pay attention to the setting and characters.
13. Good Readers (expository text: science, math, non-fiction, etc.) construct and revise summaries of the text.
14. Good Readers continue reflecting on the text even after the task of reading has taken place.
15. Good Readers realize that comprehension is consuming, continuous, and complex, but they find it both satisfying and productive.
Duke, N. & Pearson, P.D. (2002). Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension. In Samuels, S.J., & Farstrup, A.E. (Eds.), What research has to say about reading instruction (pp. 205-242). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.